HMS Catherine, Royal Navy

HMS CATHERINE, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; a Catherine wheel gold.

Origin/meaning

An early Christian Saint, put to death on a Wheel. The Badge was approved on 30 June 1944.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiraliy Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.

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